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Essay / Persuasive Essay on Tobacco Use - 1508
Smoking can cause lung and throat cancer as well as lung problems and yellowing of teeth. Smokeless tobacco can cause oral cancer, tooth decay and also stomach ulcers. On our Facebook page we present facts and show the public what a person looks like after smoking and chewing tobacco. Our most recent article said: “Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Smoking causes disease, disability and harms almost every organ in the body (CDC, 2015. Para. 1 and 2). Do you know what you are putting into your body? "Cigarette smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals, including 43 known carcinogenic (cancer-causing) compounds and 400 other toxins. These cigarette ingredients include nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide, as well as formaldehyde, ammonia , hydrogen cyanide, arsenic and DDT Nicotine is highly addictive” (Quit Smoking Support, 2016. Para. 1). Smokeless tobacco contains polonium 210. (nuclear waste), N-nitrosamines (cancer causing), formaldehyde (embalming fluid), nicotine (addictive drug), cadmium (used in batteries and nuclear reactor shields), cyanide ( toxic compound), arsenic (toxic metal element), benzene (used in insecticides and fuels), and lead (neurotoxic poison) (American Academy of Otolaryngology, 2016, paragraph 7). , right? WRONG It’s time to stop! Do it for you,